Australia admits Australian mercenaries in Syria

Australia has recognized the existence of more than 100 Australian soldiers alongside the armed terrorist groups in Syria.

The Associated Press quoted the Australian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bob Carr, who said today that “the government was informed of the presence of more than one hundred mercenaries Australians involved in the fighting in Syria since 2011, but without any proof of their participation until now”.

The spokesman warned Australians participating in armed operations in Syria for their possible prosecution and imprisonment up to 20 years, recalling the Article 1978 of the Penal Code in Australia which states that “it is forbidden to participate with organizations abroad for engaging in acts of war, “stressing that any Australian citizen involved in recruiting militants faces a sentence of seven years imprisonment.

Foreign officials and various media have acknowledged the existence of thousands of foreigners Salafis takfiris come from all sides in Syria to fight alongside the armed terrorist groups, and that most of them came furtively across the Turkish border.

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